EPD Solutions

What EPD Solutions does

EPD Solutions, Inc. is a privately held, Irvine, California–based professional consulting firm founded in 2013 that provides integrated environmental planning, land use planning, and entitlement services to development clients across California and Nevada. The firm serves both private-sector clients (industrial, commercial, and residential developers; solar/renewable energy developers) and public-sector clients (California cities, counties, state agencies, and educational institutions), with named enterprise relationships including ProPD Industrial, Rexford Industrial, Shopoff Realty Investments, RC Homes, and KISS USA, and recurring public-sector engagements such as the City of Santa Ana, City of Jurupa Valley, and the South Orange County Community College District.

EPD delivers its services across eight interconnected practice areas: Due Diligence, Entitlements & Project Management, Environmental Planning (CEQA/NEPA documentation), Development & Construction Management, Policy Planning, Technical Services (transportation, air quality, GHG, noise), Biological Resources, and Transportation Planning & Engineering. Technical work is supported by industry-standard modeling tools (Synchro, Vistro, TransCAD, AutoCAD, SIDRA, ArcGIS, CalEEMod) and a proprietary internal web-based Trip Gen Tool that compiles ITE, WRCOG/TUMF, and SCAQMD rate data. Cumulative disclosed throughput includes over 30 million square feet of commercial/industrial uses, 20,000 multi- and single-family homes, and 2 GW of solar capacity supported through the firm's services.

EPD generates revenue exclusively through fee-based, project-scoped professional consulting engagements priced individually based on location, complexity, regulatory drivers, and scheduling constraints. There is no subscription or product-based revenue stream. The go-to-market is consultative and relationship-driven, leveraging senior leadership participation in industry events (ICSC, WRCOG, BIA of Southern California, ITE, APA, ULI, AEP, NAIOP) and a strong referral network among developers, architects, and civil engineers. The firm is founder/management-owned (CEO Jeremy Krout, AICP), with no disclosed institutional investment, parent company, or M&A activity in the available record.

Name

EPD Solutions

Legal name

EPD Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://epdsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EPD Solutions is an Irvine, California-based private environmental and land use consulting firm providing integrated CEQA compliance, entitlement, transportation, biological, and construction management services to industrial, residential, solar, and government development clients across California and Nevada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Land Use Consulting Services

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Permitting Execution Services (Erosion Control, Habitat Mitigation, Compliance) (EUAEADAL)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Land use planning
• CEQA compliance
• Entitlement management
• Development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: EPD Solutions generates revenue through fee-based professional consulting services for environmental analysis, land use planning, entitlement management, regulatory compliance, and technical studies. Revenue is project-based and scoped according to client needs, with engagements ranging from targeted studies (due diligence letters, VMT screenings) to comprehensive multi-year entitlement and CEQA compliance programs. No recurring subscription or product-based revenue model.
2. Entitlement & Project Management Services: Project management and advisory fees for guiding clients through the entitlement process, including zone changes, conditional use permits, specific plans, development agreements, and annexations. Revenue derived from professional service hours and scoped project deliverables.
3. Technical Studies & Compliance Documentation: Fees for preparation and peer review of technical studies including biological assessments, traffic analyses, air quality reports, noise studies, and CEQA/NEPA documentation (MNDs, EIRs, EISs). Billed as discrete project deliverables or as part of broader engagement packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EPD Solutions provides an integrated suite of environmental analysis, land use planning, and entitlement consulting services for development projects across California. The firm delivers CEQA/NEPA compliance documentation, entitlements processing, due diligence, technical studies (transportation, air quality, GHG, biological), policy planning, and construction management through cross-disciplinary teams serving private developers and public agencies. Revenue is generated entirely through custom-scoped professional service fees with no subscription, licensing, or product sales.

Product overview

EPD Solutions provides an integrated suite of environmental, planning, and development consulting services organized as interconnected professional service lines rather than a software platform or modular product. The core offering combines eight service areas — Due Diligence, Entitlements & Project Management, Environmental Planning, Development & Construction Management, Policy Planning, Technical Services, Biological Resources, and Transportation Planning & Engineering — delivered by multidisciplinary teams that work collaboratively rather than in silos. The company also developed a proprietary web-based Trip Gen Tool for internal trip generation analyses. EPD serves both private sector (industrial, residential, solar, commercial developers) and public sector (California cities, counties, state agencies, educational institutions) clients primarily across Southern California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30M SF of commercial, industrial, office, and institutional uses planned, entitled, or studied
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026EPD served as a Silver Sponsor of the WRCOG General Assembly 2026 (theme: 'Leading with Momentum'), connecting with regional leaders, elected officials, city staff, and agency representatives across western Riverside County. WRCOG is a regional planning and coordination body.
• Building Industry Association of Southern CaliforniaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026EPD's Vice President of Environmental Planning (Konnie Dobreva, JD) co-led the BIA of Southern California's AB 130 Education Workshop. EPD actively participates in BIA events and panels addressing CEQA reform and housing approvals.
• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPD actively participates in ITE with multiple staff serving in leadership roles. ITE membership supports professional education, policy development, and best practices in transportation planning and engineering across California.
• American Planning Association (APA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPD staff hold leadership positions within APA at multiple levels, contributing to policy development and advancing professional planning standards statewide.
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPD participates in ULI as a member organization supporting responsible land use development and planning. Staff involvement helps shape policy and advance professional education.
• Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPD staff participate in AEP, a professional organization focused on environmental planning and CEQA compliance, with multiple team members serving in leadership roles.
• NAIOPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPD maintains membership and active participation in NAIOP, the commercial real estate development association, supporting industry networking and policy engagement.
• OCTEC (Orange County Transportation Council)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPD actively supports OCTEC, a regional transportation planning body in Orange County, participating in planning initiatives and technical working groups.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LSA Associates: California-based environmental and infrastructure consulting firm providing CEQA/NEPA documentation, biological resources, transportation, and entitlement support across the state. Direct competitor for the same client base of developers, cities, and solar developers.
• Dudek: California-specialized environmental planning, biological resources, and engineering consulting firm. Competes head-to-head with EPD on CEQA documentation, biological permitting, and entitlement management for development and renewable projects.
• Ascent Environmental: California-focused environmental consulting firm with deep CEQA/NEPA practice serving public and private sector clients. Highly comparable service mix and client roster.
• Environmental Science Associates (ESA): Employee-owned California environmental planning firm delivering CEQA/NEPA services, biological resources, transportation, and water resource consulting. Closely comparable model and geography.
• Psomas: California-headquartered engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm offering entitlements, CEQA support, transportation engineering, and survey — overlapping nearly all of EPD's service lines.
• PlaceWorks: California-focused planning, entitlement, and environmental consulting firm serving similar public- and private-sector clients. Direct overlap on policy planning, specific plans, and CEQA documentation.

Broad incumbents

• Michael Baker International: Large national engineering and consulting firm with significant California environmental planning and entitlement capabilities. Competes on larger enterprise and public-sector procurements where scale and multi-state licensing matter.
• ICF International: National environmental and regulatory consulting firm with substantial California presence serving utilities, transportation agencies, and large developers — competes on regulatory analysis, air quality, and large environmental programs.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive California environmental planning, transportation, and entitlement capabilities. Bigger-balance-sheet competitor for the largest enterprise RFPs.
• Kimley-Horn: National planning and engineering consulting firm with significant California growth, offering transportation engineering, environmental planning, and entitlement services — adjacent competitor with growing California share.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EPDSolutionsInc.
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epd-solutions-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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